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 | | BIGDUG TAKES THE STRAIN OUT OF HEAVY LIFTING | | | BiGDUG | | 10/06/2008 | | | Health and safety in the workplace is a hot topic these days, with regulations being tightened, companies being held more responsible and a growing litigious culture of “no win, no fee” claims for accidents at work. Companies and employees alike need to protect themselves from harm, especially when their business involves moving heavy goods. BiGDUG helps take the strain with their array of trucks and trolleys, just part of their wider range of shelving and racking.
Everyone knows the best way to protect your back from undue strain is to bend your knees and keep your back as straight as possible when lifting heavy items. But if you have to lift things continually throughout your day then even this won’t protect you from possible long-term damage. The safest option is to use a ‘truck’: a hand-held device on wheels that enables you to move heavy goods with all the strain on the truck and none on your joints and muscles. Trucks are designed to be lightweight and easy to manoeuvre, making light work out of the heaviest of lifting.
Not only are trucks vital in helping to save back muscles, they’re also perfect for moving goods around small storage areas or awkward spaces and when items need to be continually moved from one location to another. All trucks capable of carrying weights of 150kg or more have pneumatic tyres that make it easy to steer around the tightest corners. Even flights of stairs can’t stop a truck in its tracks: the stairclimber truck has a three-wheel-in-one design that enables even heavy goods to easily be taken up stairs or over kerbs.
No longer are these trucks just in the industrial domain; now households and small shops can take the strain out of heavy lifting by ordering a truck or trolley. BiGDUG has a truck or trolley for just about every possible need, from around the house to the most industrial of enterprises. The smallest in the range is the Folding Hand Truck which is made from lightweight aluminium and folds away so that it can be stored in the smallest of spaces. The Standard Sack Truck is a little larger and made from heavier-weight materials, making it suitable for moving goods up to 150kg. Their multi position truck range has several different variations of positions and uses and, able to move up to 250kg, is at the industrial end of the spectrum.
BiGDUG are not only expansive in their truck and trolley offering, however, as they also stock wide ranges of workbenches, industrial shelving, cheap shelving, storage and racking. Indeed BiGDUG are essentially a one-stop-shop for anything to do with shelving, racking and storage. It seems that in addition to this, thanks to their trucks and trolley range, they can even help with life’s aches and pains. | |
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